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| Active ingredient | The medication in a liquid, tablet, capsule etc. is called which? |
| Solutions | When the drug is completely dissolved in alcohol or water. |
| Suspensions | When the drug is incapable of completely dissolving, and tiny particles or droplets of the drug are held, or suspended, throughout the liquid is an (must shake 15 times)? |
| Tinctures, Fluidextracts, Elixirs and Spirits all have which in them? | Contain alcohol |
| Inactive Ingredients | Alcohol, dye, sugar and gelatin in a liquid, tablet, or capsule are called which? |
| Syrups | Heavy solutions of water and sugar with flavoring added. |
| Emulsions | Suspensions of oils and fats in water with and emulsifying agent are called which? |
| Capsules | Is a gelatin sheath that contains one dose of medication. The drug inside the capsule can either be a powder, an oil, or a liquid. |
| Caplets | Are identical to capsules in size and shape, but have the consistency of a tablet. |
| Coated with substance that dissolves in the intestine but not in the stomach. | Enteric-coated |
| Marked with a groove so as to be easily broken in half | Scored |
| Active ingredient | Medicine in the liquid. |
| Contains alcohol as one of the inactive ingredients. | Fluidextracts, Sprits, Elixirs. |
| Heavy solutions of water and sugar, usually with a flavoring added | Syrups |
| Designed to release medicine into the stomach gradually. | Timed-release |
| A mixture of drugs in cocoa butter that will melt at body temperature | Suppositories |
| Suspensions of drugs in a water base for external use | Lotions |
| Mixtures of drugs with lanolin or petrolatum | Ointments |
| Powders | Fine, dry particles of drugs. They may be dissolved in liquids or used as is, depending on the order. |
| Tablets | Drug powders that have been presses or molded into small disks. |
| Troches and Lozenges | Tablets designed to dissolve in the mouth rather than be swallowed. They can be flat, round, or rectangular and are used for their local effects. |
